Chuck, my experience with an automatic reel dates back to 1950. I had a
Bass-O-Reno automatic, by South Bend. It was a great reel, but I sure
lost a lot of bream until I learned not to pull the trigger when they
hit my popping bug. :-P This reel is on Ebay today for $74.99
JD
Larry Johnson wrote:
Chuck: I still have my old Perrine automatic reel which I bought when I was a
kid, but don't use it any more. The automatic rewind feature was handy
sometimes, but basically, if you use your reel to store the line that you are
not casting, a regular simple action reel may be just as easy to use. I did
take the cover off of mine several times to clean and re-oil it. You will
need to keep the spring under control when you take the cover off. The reel
should have a button on it to release the tension on the spring, but you will
still have to deal with the spring if you take it out. Good luck
Larry Johnson
Springville, Utah
